Hossein Derakhshan, Iran Blog Founder, Sentenced To 19 Years In Prison For His Writings
TEHRAN, Iran — An Iranian court sentenced the founder of one of the first Farsi-language blogs, credited with sparking the boom in Iranian reform bloggers, to more than 19 years in prison for his writings, a news web site reported Tuesday. Iranian-Canadian Hossein Derakhshan, 35, was a controversial figure among Iran's blogging community. Writing his blog from Canada, he was initially a critic of Iran's clerical leadership, and in 2006 he visited Israel – Iran's archenemy – saying he wanted to act as a bridge between the two countries' ...
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